UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22346, 18 February 1936, Page 14

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF MUSIC SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS PROFESSOR'S FIRST YEAR " It is a matter for congratulation that so many students are taking such a cultural course," stated Mr. T. TT. Wells, president of the Auckland University College Council, when a report on the progress of the subject of music for the Bachelor of Arts degree made by Professor H. Hollinrake came before the council at its meeting jgs terdav. Mr. Wells added that Professor Hcllinrake should be congratulated on the success he had obtained in his first year. Professor Hollinrake stated, in his report that 16 students took music for the degree and all were successful in the examination. Only one of the 16 could : be described as a special music student, the rest having taken the subject as part of a general arts degree. In addition, the result;? in the various stages of the Bachelor of Music degree for the music specialist had proved almost as satisfactory. Twelve students took various parts of the examination for the Bachelor pf Music degree, and 11 out of the 12 succeeded in gaining the required two or more units for their degree. One student, Miss R. Eleanor Rowlandson, had succeeded in completing all units for the degree, having •written an outstanding musical exercise this year. A reply was received from the Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Eraser, acknowledging a memorandum relating to the question of science accommodation, and stating that ho had directed his department to furnish him with a report. After reviewing the matter he would communicate with the college. Mr. Wells reported that he had written to the Minister, inviting him to visit the college in order to meet the council. The date of'the visit had not yet been decided. A letter was received from Mr. F. W. Craddock, lecturer in dentistry, resigning the position of part-time lecturer in view of his appointment to the position of lecturer in prosthetic dentistry at the Otago University Dental School. The question of arranging for the tuition of the college students in dental mechanics at the dental hospital by members of the Auckland Hospital Board's staff was left in the hands of the president with power to act. It was stated that the college lecturer in dentistry would give formal supervision to the demonstrating done at the dental hospital, and .that the hospital board had signified its willingness to continue to co-operate with, the college m giving tuition. Miss E. Evans was appointed to the position of junior library assistant. A Lissie Rathbone scholarship was awarded to Miss Linley M. Walker, of the Epsom Girls' Grammar School, subject to her being eligible in the terms i of the trust.